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Coolpix 8800 and studio flash
I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared
device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. |
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As far as connecting the flash to the camera, you need something like a
Wein safesync available from B&H. As far as the settings, I would set the shutter at 1/100 sec and the aperture as given from the flash meter as a starter.Check the histogram for fine tuning the apertrure. |
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David Kershaw wrote:
I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. |
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"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. |
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"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. |
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David Kershaw wrote:
"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. good answer. usually, if the flash is the lighting, then set the shutter to the highest value that your camera will sync to external flash. if you are mixing lighting, then set the camera to put the available light where you want it in the exposure, and then set the flash to the right fill in values. set the shutter speed less than the sync speed, and the f-stop to correctly expose the available light. set the strobe power to match the f-stop. |
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"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: "Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. good answer. usually, if the flash is the lighting, then set the shutter to the highest value that your camera will sync to external flash. if you are mixing lighting, then set the camera to put the available light where you want it in the exposure, and then set the flash to the right fill in values. set the shutter speed less than the sync speed, and the f-stop to correctly expose the available light. set the strobe power to match the f-stop. Though I know all of that (thanks anyway, you did not know that have worked in a studio on and off for a number of years) I was not clear on the sync speed for the coolpix 8800. If I think about it, then any speed that fails to record most of the ambiant light will do with a digital camera (though not with a dSLR). If I set the speed to 1/250 and the f stop to the flash heads all should work, or am I still being thick? Regards David |
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"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: "Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. good answer. usually, if the flash is the lighting, then set the shutter to the highest value that your camera will sync to external flash. if you are mixing lighting, then set the camera to put the available light where you want it in the exposure, and then set the flash to the right fill in values. set the shutter speed less than the sync speed, and the f-stop to correctly expose the available light. set the strobe power to match the f-stop. Though I know all of that (thanks anyway, you did not know that have worked in a studio on and off for a number of years) I was not clear on the sync speed for the coolpix 8800. If I think about it, then any speed that fails to record most of the ambiant light will do with a digital camera (though not with a dSLR). If I set the speed to 1/250 and the f stop to the flash heads all should work, or am I still being thick? Regards David |
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David Kershaw wrote:
"Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: "Crownfield" wrote in message ... David Kershaw wrote: I've just purchased a coolpix 8800 and would like to link it via an infrared device to a multifash studio set up (Elinchrom). I have been unable to find reference in the manual to any recommended camera setting (it's probably me that has missed it) for off camera flash. I own a flash meter and can establish a recommended aperture, but I would welcome a recommendation as to the speed to select. read the part vin your manual ablout shutter speed and flash. with studio lighting you would usdually set it to 1/125 or higher, as directed by your manual. If only the manual contained information about studio lighting, sigh! That's why I asked the question, the manual fails to offer that information. good answer. usually, if the flash is the lighting, then set the shutter to the highest value that your camera will sync to external flash. if you are mixing lighting, then set the camera to put the available light where you want it in the exposure, and then set the flash to the right fill in values. set the shutter speed less than the sync speed, and the f-stop to correctly expose the available light. set the strobe power to match the f-stop. Though I know all of that (thanks anyway, you did not know that have worked in a studio on and off for a number of years) I was not clear on the sync speed for the coolpix 8800. If I think about it, then any speed that fails to record most of the ambiant light will do with a digital camera (though not with a dSLR). If I set the speed to 1/250 and the f stop to the flash heads all should work, or am I still being thick? does your camera sync to 1/250 second, or to 1/125? try it. if only part of the frame is exposed, your shutter speed is too high. Regards David |
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